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he shares a lot of president obama's views. a lot of the questions focused on iraq, a war that has ended, and not on afghanistan which is where a lot of questions are -- >> yeah, that has been some of the criticism. that it was looking backward instead of looking forward. and as far as mccain goes, they got into it over that surge in iraq. and the surge of troops in iraq and afghanistan. does the former republican senator, does he have enough support do you think to get the job? >> well, chuck hagel's hearing, i think inept would be a generous word to describe. it of course they're going to pour through the senator's statements and decisions to discern and ascertain his judgment on really crucial, crucial matters facing our country in terms of national security. we want the sharpest knife in the drawer at the pentagon. that's the job description. he's not going to the department of the interior. in terms of whether or not republicans will vote to confirm him, democrats need to hold together and get five republicans to confirm h
he shares a lot of president obama's views. a lot of the questions focused on iraq, a war that has ended, and not on afghanistan which is where a lot of questions are -- >> yeah, that has been some of the criticism. that it was looking backward instead of looking forward. and as far as mccain goes, they got into it over that surge in iraq. and the surge of troops in iraq and afghanistan. does the former republican senator, does he have enough support do you think to get the job? >>...
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the first lady, michelle obama, is coming. she says that she was heartbroken to hear of the death of hadiya pendleton and her office says she wans to come, offer her condolences here and support pendleton's family and friends because this was a tragic shooting. she was only 15 years old and was not the intended target, caught in some sort of crossfire, a bystander. and so it's a tragic situation. people are here, out to pay their respects. this is something that has become symbolic, of course, for this debate over gun violence and how to reduce it. martin? >> is the first lady expected to speak or is she simply going to attend? >> reporter: we understand she's not going to be speaking. we expect her to arrive just before the services begin. we don't expect her to arrive much earlier. she's going to be here to pay her respects, to offer condolences, but not making any remarks herself. martin? >> all right. athena, thank you very much for joining us from the site of what will be a funeral two hours from now. the first lady to at
the first lady, michelle obama, is coming. she says that she was heartbroken to hear of the death of hadiya pendleton and her office says she wans to come, offer her condolences here and support pendleton's family and friends because this was a tragic shooting. she was only 15 years old and was not the intended target, caught in some sort of crossfire, a bystander. and so it's a tragic situation. people are here, out to pay their respects. this is something that has become symbolic, of course,...
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president obama faced this criticism over plans to help more people go to college. now the president is focused on preschool, and thursday unveiled his new early education plan. amy, i'll talk to but this first. how does this new government-funded plan if over with conservatives? tough to argue, right? >> well, no, because it's a question of whether or not it's the federal government's role to be involved in education or a state function. a lot of conservatives believe it's a state function. education is only funded by the federal government by about 7%. i think in a way the president could get buy in on his pre-k plan is if he were to stug as a school choice program -- suggest it as a school choice program. parents could have vouch force send their child to any pre-k program of their choosing, i think you might see conservatives backing that. >> yeah. the argument may be that the funding is not going in the correct place and maybe won't help as many kids as planned. maria, what's your take? >> here's the issue with what amy said. first of all, it is what the presid
president obama faced this criticism over plans to help more people go to college. now the president is focused on preschool, and thursday unveiled his new early education plan. amy, i'll talk to but this first. how does this new government-funded plan if over with conservatives? tough to argue, right? >> well, no, because it's a question of whether or not it's the federal government's role to be involved in education or a state function. a lot of conservatives believe it's a state...
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president obama warns a first step alone won't be good enough and that now is the time to act. athena jones has more. >> i'm here because most americans agree that it's time to fix the system that's been broken for way too long. >> reporter: this new attempt to overhaul america's immigration system comes from both ends of pennsylvania avenue and from both parties. >> we cannot continue as a nation with 11 million people residing in the shadows. >> we believe we have a window of opportunity to act. >> reporter: with a bipartisan group of senators outlining a plan to strengthen border security, improve enforcement of existing laws and provide a way for undocumented immigrants already here to become citizes.s that plan is in line with guidelines the president announced a day later. >> if congress is unable to move forward in a timely fashion, i will send up a bill based on my proposal and insist that they vote on it right away. >> reporter: but congress hasn't passed a comprehensive immigration bill in nearly 30 years, despite several attempts. >> we will fix the problems created
president obama warns a first step alone won't be good enough and that now is the time to act. athena jones has more. >> i'm here because most americans agree that it's time to fix the system that's been broken for way too long. >> reporter: this new attempt to overhaul america's immigration system comes from both ends of pennsylvania avenue and from both parties. >> we cannot continue as a nation with 11 million people residing in the shadows. >> we believe we have a...